PDA

View Full Version : old laptop (Sony) with PCMCIA CDROM - cant install



simonmac2
03-29-2005, 07:24 PM
hi,

i've got an old sony vaio (z600) that for other linux installs requires a ide1=0x180,0x386 parameter to be passed so that the install can find the CD.

I tried this with Knoppix 3.7 and the screen shows the hda and hdc being correctly identified, but continues to hang at "Accessing the KNOPPIX CDROM at /dev/scd0"

1. how do I get past this stage?
2. how do I install once it does complete?

TIA

Simon